AMARG & Davis-Monthan, AZ (KDMA/DMA) - MIL 2012

[Dutchmil]

Hi, good evening,

Okay, here is some more information about the "Guardrail" spot at Davis-Monthan AFB. Please be advised, this was current as of March / April 2010, I don't know the present situation.

Here is a general overview of the area, where you can park your car out of sight and from spot 1 you can climp on top of a small hill, where you look at the "guardrail" (Picture 1).
If you look to the West from this parking area, you are looking to the crossing of South Alvernon Way and East Technical Drive, see picture 2.
From this spot (number 2) you can watch the aircraft turn on a left hand final for runway 12. See pictures 3 and 4.





PICTURE 1, THE GUARDRAIL (SEE ARROW):



PICTURE 2, CROSSING STREET:



PICTURE 3 and 4, A-10s TURNING FINAL FOR RUNWAY 12:

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From spot 2 you can take excellent pictures from all aicraft on finals for runway 12 (picture 5), but please be aware that you only have a few seconds as the aircraft sometimes disappear behind some small trees (picture 6).

PICTURE 5, FINAL FOR RUNWAY 12:



PICTURE 6, BE AWARE OF THE TREES ........



Finally, from spot 3 on the map, you will have a better look over the field, you will see this hanger aswell:



Hopefully this is usefull, if you need more details about the location for runway 30, please do not hesitate to ask.



René.

[Piet Luijken]

Very extensive information so no further questions, your honour. Many thanks guys for your help.

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[Piet Luijken]

RAF tornadoes have arrived monday 19 march to participate in a month long exercise. Today arrived za400/011, zd850/111, zd719/085, za462/027, zd788/098, zd890/113 and za613/075.

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[pjotrtje]

RAF tornadoes have arrived monday 17 march to participate in a month long exercise. Today arrived za400/011, zd850/111, zd719/085, za462/027, zd788/098, zd890/113 and za613/075.

Ah, now I know why no RAF transport arrived @ Nellis to pick these Tonkas up...

[wamovements]

RAF tornadoes have arrived monday 17 march to participate in a month long exercise. Today arrived za400/011, zd850/111, zd719/085, za462/027, zd788/098, zd890/113 and za613/075.

Ah, now I know why no RAF transport arrived @ Nellis to pick these Tonkas up...

Wasn't there support at McCarren (at least there was during their arrival at Nellis)

[Piet Luijken]

Support today 20 march was a A300 G-MAJS of Monarch, cs Monarch8803.
No tornadoes flew!

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[Piet Luijken]

With regards to the inventory at AMARG, I am looking to the serials of the SH60s with the following AMARG codes:
AN1M0005, 0008 and 0012.

Many thanks!

[Piet Luijken]

LOG 19-03-2012
westerly winds so we took position next to the museum. First we did the tour at 1030, thereafter we took position at the landing. When things were quite, we did a very quick tour around the aircraft parked outside in the museum. Most A-10s arrived between 1600 and 1800lt.

Visitors:
Tornado GR4/GR4A*: arrival
ZA400/011 II(AC)sq ASCOT 9721 *
ZD850/111 617sq ASCOT97**
ZD719/085 nm ASCOT9726
ZA462/027 nm ASCOT97**
ZD788/098 nm ASCOT9729
ZD890/113 II(AC)sq ASCOT9725
ZA163/075 nm ASCOT97**

161530 C-9B VR-46 NavyJ0431 arr/dep to NAS Ft Worth
58-0063 KC-135R 465ARS Key1 arr

Locals:
A-10C 357 FS: DM:
78-0671, 0709
79-0146, 0187
80-0179, 0236, 0280
81-939, 0950, 969, 978
A-10C 358 FS: DM:
78-0657
79-0202
80-0141, 0159 "358 FS/CC", 0190, 0207
81-0942
82-0659 "358TH FS/CC"
A-10C 355 W: DM:
82-0665 "355TH OG/CC"

EC-130H: 55 ECG: DM: 73-1585 arr as Zapper13, 1592
TC-130H: 42 ECS: DM: 65-0962 arr as Saturn11

HH-60G 55 RQS: 89-26196 arr as Hawk11, 90-26222 arr as Hawk12

[Piet Luijken]

Log 19-03-2012 of dump in front of Pima Museum:
Here they are Bjorn

71-1406/RA CT-43A
147959 SP-2H
1275 HU-16E
150281 SP-2H
91-0103 C-27A
54-2819 C-131D
161496 EC-130Q
54-1632 C-130A
131601 C-118B
148343/GF DP-2H
146031 C-1A
146028 C-1A
146025 C-1A
136763 C-1A
152810 S-2G
152815 S-2G
149259 S-2E
147877 US-2D
147869 US-2D
149236 US-2D
148750 US-2D
148741 US-2D
148720 US-2D
147874 US-2D
148737 US-2D
148757 US-2D
148735 US-2D
147535 US-2D
147878 US-2D
149232 US-2D
148922 E-1B

[Melchior Timmers]

Piet,

I have :
163287  SH-60F AN1M0008 and 162330 as 1M00012

Cheers,

[Piet Luijken]

Thanks, Melchior!

[The DJ]

AN1M0005 = 162347/HK-414

[Piet Luijken]

all sorted out, tx DJ!

[Piet Luijken]

LOG 20-3-2012

We arrived at the Guardrail area, thanks again, around 1300lt. Not so much happened here, some arrivals. Later, they changed runways and we scrambled to the spot near the museum for all the A-10 arrivals till sunset. No Tornadoes flew.

Visitors:
F-16CM 89-2135/AZ 152 FS BULL1 o/s
F-16DM 90-0785/AZ 152 FS BULL2 o/s
C-21 nn JESSE519
A-10C 79-0108/MD multi 104 FS

A-10C 355W: DM:
82-0665 "355TH OG/CC"
80-0254 nm
80-0173 nm

A-10C 357 FS yellow: DM:
78-0709,
79-0187,
80-0146, 0179, 0236, 0280,
81-0939, 0948, 0950, 0969, 0978,

A-10C 358 FS black/red: DM:
79-0202
80-0141, 0159 "358 FS/CC", 0207, 0270, 0274, 0279,
81-0941,
82-0659 "358 FS/CC"

EC-130H 73-1588/DM 41ECS ZAPPER21
C-130 nn FOXY29
C-130 nn PAT22
HH60 nn CHECK55

Callsogns of A-10s were SNAKE, BURST, RASCAL, LOBOS, SUNTAN, PSYCHO, FIST, JADED, CLAY.

[Bjorn van der Flier]

Heads UpP!!

arrived today were at least 4 colombian KFIRs, of which one 2 seater, these will be operating out of DM in the next 2 upcoming weeks before heading to the Red Fla in Nellis..